Illegal and Illicit Drug Use. What Makes a Drug Illegal? Illegal Drugs Schedule I and II drugs Possession of these drugs is a felony offense under federal.

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Illegal and Illicit Drug Use

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What Makes a Drug Illegal? Illegal Drugs Schedule I and II drugs Possession of these drugs is a felony offense under federal law Illicit Drugs Drugs that are taken outside their regulated or medically prescribed use Illicit drug use is illegal

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Cocaine 2-3% of women who give birth have used cocaine during their pregnancy Cocaine babies are born prematurely, jittery, cranky, and sensitive to stimuli. Some have strokes before they are born and use can cause separation of the placenta from the uterus, which cuts of the babies blood supply Cocaine paranoia has led people to bleed to death in the attempt to escape an imagined infestation When rats and monkeys are trained to press a lever to deliver an intravenous dose of cocaine, they press it up to 300x to get a single injection. If they are given free access, they take it until they collapse into convulsions.

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Schedule I vs. Schedule II Substances Schedule I High abuse potential with no accepted medical use. May not be prescribed Ex.: Heroin, marijuana, LSD Schedule II High abuse potential but also an accepted medical use May be prescribed with stringent regulations Ex.: Morphine, cocaine, amphetamines, and barbituates

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Legal Issues 1 st Offense for manufacturing, selling, distributing, giving or possessing with the intent to manufacture, sell, give or distribute (Va. Code Ann. at and ) Schedule I and II drugs, and transporting into Virginia one or more ounces of cocaine and five or more pounds of marijuana with intent to sell or distribute: not less than five years nor more than 40 years; fine not more than $500,000. Possession of a schedule I or II drug: not less than one year nor more than 10 years; or, in some cases, up to 12 months and fine of $2,500. Class 5 Felony.